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Reply to "2018 Help!! What are my options?"

Wow, going to be devil's advocate for the OP as well as other 2018 who may read this.  It is July of your rising senior year.  Yes, many D1 schools are done and much of the scholarship money has long been committed.  But there are many schools (D1 included) who are still looking to add an arm, add a player they need or even just like...many commitments continue to happen, but you have to be focused on the right level academically (unclear from OP where that might be) as well as baseball talent wise.  

At this point last summer we knew a bunch of 2017 who had no idea yet where they would play, and if they would play.  Here is a brief summary of what happened to 10 of those guys:

2017 C:  got lots of interest as a LH batter, mostly D3 at first but committed in August to a D1 Patriot League school.  Went to a few showcases, and college specific camps but then went to HF in mid Aug in NY where they saw him

2017 RHP:  went to Stanford in July and HF in August in NY, ended up committing to academic D3 in MN

2017 RHP: went to HF in CA in June, Stanford in July, Showball, and a few college specific camps, went to HF again in August got first offers after that given high velocity, playing high academic D1

2017 LHP: went to Showball in July, HF in August and a D3 specific camp.  Only a little bit of interest and opting to play club at a very good D1 university.   

2017 MIF:  went to HF in August, committed to D3 in Ohio after that.

2017 LHP: went to Stanford in July, HF in August, PBR in August, had a few offers before senior year started, but committed only in spring.  Playing at high academic top D3 program.

2017 MIF:  Went to HF in NY in Aug, ASBA showcase in PA in August and WWBA, committed to high academic top D3 in Pa in September.  

2017 RHP:  went to WWBA, Stanford in July, HF in Aug, lots of interest but mainly D3, trying to walk on to top D1.

2017 RHP: went to HF in Aug, offered and committed to play at NESCAC.

2017 C: went to HF in Aug, not much interest, trying to walk on at NESCAC.

2017 OF: not sure what he did but went to college specific camp and ended up with offer in Sept and playing at that NESCAC 

2017 MIF:  went to HF in Aug for second year but not any real interest and so got into top school and is happy and unlikely to play club.

Many of them probably did things I do not know about, not sure who had help from what coaches, great (or no) videos, but over the summer ran into all of them at various events and so can say that it still happens over the summer and fall for some.  Don't panic if you are a 2018, but be focused on where you truly might fit, and spread as wide of a net as you can for those schools.  

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